In reported speech, we have verbs like "say, said, thihk, thought, report, reported, believe, believed, etc." And many times English language learners get confused when to use the present version and when the past. What makes

Thanks Clive for your clear and concise answers and Khoff for the valueable elaboration

Hello. There are many expressions related to losing a job: 1. He lost his job. 2. He was fired . 3. He was sacked . 4. He was given the sack . 5. He was relieved of his duties /post/job. 6. He was given their notice . 7. He

Greetings, When you are finished doing something, you can say which of the following: a. "I am done" b. "I have finished" c. "I have done" I believe it is only (a & b) but I want to doule

Calif, You said that the choice between ANY + plural countablenoun or ANY + singular countable noun depends on context. I hope you could explain more. I have two examples to start with. The teacher explains a lesson and then

Hello, Shouldn't the following quote be in the present perfect? "Alireza, who is in the automobile industry for 22 years and a member of the Saudi Automobile Dealers Committee, said there was no doubt that there was a general

Greetings, Any difference between the following and which one would people most likely use? 1. These prayers used to be read in church. They are not read anymore. 2. These prayers were used to be read in church. They are not

Very well. I have always thought that "on" is the right preposition with things like: - Save them on your computer. - Files on your computer - Pictures on the computer - etc. However, today I was shocked to find: - The photo is now in

Thanks Rayh. In fact, the origanl qoute has "cooks". I misscopied it. I thought it was awkward too. Thanks for rephrasing it to sound more natural.

Hi guys, I am qouting a line from the Arabnews to check its language: The honorable council discussed at length the affairs of housmaids but made no mention of other household servants who include drivers, baby sitters, cookers and others. What